Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-20
DAKOTA NEWS.
-wbeut brings GO cents at Fargo.

ural gas at Fargo.
Judge Thomas and wife have gore to
Kentucky on visit.
--Sturgis is contracting for new and
elegant hotel building.
The Peoples Savings Bank is about
ready to open at Wahpston.
The Sioux Falls Vinegar FHstory is
getting ready to resume business
Ten thousand trees have been planted
in Alexandria tho past two weeks.
Lead City COW has two might watch
men, and each wants the other TO resign.
Maj. E. A. Maglone has been admitted
to practice in the courts of the territory.
Treasurer Wardell, of Rembina coun-
ty, is called upon to explain "a shortage of
$s75.
Miner county crops are on top of all
former records in advancement and pros
pect.
The dwelling houses in Huron are be-
ing numbered preparatory to- putting in free
delivery.
On Arbor day the Methodists of 1ro-
quois planted hitching posts around the
church front.
BY entertainment and otherwise the
Iroaueis G. A. r. mem are raising Grant
monument fund.
Geo. Denton has gone to the Bismarck
penitentiary for fifteen months for embez-
element Mt Grafton.
The loss by the FIRE at Pierre last week
is estimated at $4,000. with insurance for
about half the amount.
A heavy rain occurred in the Devirs
Lake country lately, greatly to the satisfac-
ton of the farmers.
Miner county farmers have advanced
as far along the point of civilization to re-
quire fences around their possessions.
Huron is to have telephone exchange,
charter for that purpose having been
granted to a number Of prominent citizens.
The Mayor Of Huron requests meet
ing of all the business men of that town,
to consider matters relating to the prosper
ity of the city.
Charles Hunt was last week released
served term of nine years for the crime of
manslaughter.
The directory of the deaf and dumb
school at Sioux Falls is considering the
erection of q laundry and work shop as q
school attachment.
Tine actual running expenses of the
village of Estelline for the past year were
$4s.l8, the principal item of expense being
the marshals salary, $3.50.
Reuben II. Shumway, who was found
guilty of shooting at Charles Rudd with in
tent to kill, has been sentenced to seven
years in the Sioux Falls penitentiary.
Public Examiner G. F. Harris has be-
gun the active duties of his Office. The
County Treasurer's accounts throughout
the southern district will be the first to re-
ceive attention.
The announcement made in court in
Grand View the other day that boy had
drowned IN we'll close by stopped pro-
ceedings without the formalites of adjourn
ment. The victim vas a 7-year-old lad
named Durker.
"A stock company has been organized
at DeSmet, to be known as the DeSmet
Hotel Company, for the purpose of erect
ing large hotel. c. L. Usher, formerly
landlord of The Holland. will lease the
building for three years.
The recent decision of the Interior De-
partment will throw ten townships, con-
tanning $4,000 acres of surveyed land, into
the market in the DEVILS Lake district,
while the surveying contracts to be carried
out cover six townships of $4,000 acres. A
heavy increase in immigration is Looked
for as the result.
AT the Miner County District Court
there is on trial the breach of promise case
of Miss Jennie Wilson VS.. Maxy Gotthelf,
in which the plaintiff asks judgment for
$4,000. Defendant claims that after en-
gagement he discovered that the fair Jen-
ME was in the habit of solacing herself by
the use of opium and so broke the engage
ment.
The first sale of territorial bonds took
place at Bismarck recently, the amount be-
ing $35, 900 and the bonds AZ per cert.
The bonds sold for premium of 1 per
cent, including the accrued interest. The
fact that Dakota bonds are increasing in
value daily leads to the belief that $64O, 900
to be sold in June will bring good pre-
MUM.
-Woonsocket has new monthly pub
LEGATION, The Dakota Immigration Jour-
nal, by Frank Kelley and Lacy F. Shaffer,
both experienced newspaper men of ability.
The Journal will give special attention to
real estate, stock, grain. etc., and will be
handsomely illustrated. It will also con-
tain valuable information in regard to gov
eminent land. 1t is the only paper of the
kind in the Territory, and it will have q
large circulation.
The report is circulated in Territorial
railway circles that among other important
extensions to be made by the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St Paul Railway in the near
future is one to the city of Bismarck. This
ia n line that the St. Paul protected and